EP2767688A4 - Two-cycle engine and method for lubricating two-cycle engine - Google Patents

Two-cycle engine and method for lubricating two-cycle engine

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EP2767688A4
EP2767688A4 EP12839424.4A EP12839424A EP2767688A4 EP 2767688 A4 EP2767688 A4 EP 2767688A4 EP 12839424 A EP12839424 A EP 12839424A EP 2767688 A4 EP2767688 A4 EP 2767688A4
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cycle engine
lubricating
engine
cycle
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French (fr)
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EP2767688A1 (en
EP2767688B1 (en
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Yoshiyuki Saito
Takeshi Yamada
Yoshiyuki Umemoto
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IHI Corp
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B75/00—Other engines
    • F02B75/02—Engines characterised by their cycles, e.g. six-stroke
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M1/00—Pressure lubrication
    • F01M1/08—Lubricating systems characterised by the provision therein of lubricant jetting means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M1/00—Pressure lubrication
    • F01M1/14—Timed lubrication
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16N—LUBRICATING
    • F16N29/00—Special means in lubricating arrangements or systems providing for the indication or detection of undesired conditions; Use of devices responsive to conditions in lubricating arrangements or systems
    • F16N29/02—Special means in lubricating arrangements or systems providing for the indication or detection of undesired conditions; Use of devices responsive to conditions in lubricating arrangements or systems for influencing the supply of lubricant
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M11/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M9/00
    • F01M11/02—Arrangements of lubricant conduits
    • F01M2011/022—Arrangements of lubricant conduits for lubricating cylinders
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B75/00—Other engines
    • F02B75/02—Engines characterised by their cycles, e.g. six-stroke
    • F02B2075/022—Engines characterised by their cycles, e.g. six-stroke having less than six strokes per cycle
    • F02B2075/025—Engines characterised by their cycles, e.g. six-stroke having less than six strokes per cycle two
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B2700/00—Measures relating to the combustion process without indication of the kind of fuel or with more than one fuel
    • F02B2700/03—Two stroke engines

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Lubrication Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
  • Pistons, Piston Rings, And Cylinders (AREA)
EP12839424.4A 2011-10-12 2012-10-05 Two-cycle engine and method for lubricating two-cycle engine Active EP2767688B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP2011224991A JP5933217B2 (en) 2011-10-12 2011-10-12 Two-cycle engine and method of lubricating two-cycle engine
PCT/JP2012/076029 WO2013054772A1 (en) 2011-10-12 2012-10-05 Two-cycle engine and method for lubricating two-cycle engine

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EP2767688A1 EP2767688A1 (en) 2014-08-20
EP2767688A4 true EP2767688A4 (en) 2015-06-03
EP2767688B1 EP2767688B1 (en) 2019-12-18

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US (1) US9476353B2 (en)
EP (1) EP2767688B1 (en)
JP (1) JP5933217B2 (en)
KR (1) KR101865407B1 (en)
CN (1) CN103857883B (en)
DK (1) DK2767688T3 (en)
WO (1) WO2013054772A1 (en)

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KR101865407B1 (en) 2018-06-07
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EP2767688A1 (en) 2014-08-20
WO2013054772A1 (en) 2013-04-18
DK2767688T3 (en) 2020-02-03
JP2013083228A (en) 2013-05-09
CN103857883B (en) 2018-07-24
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EP2767688B1 (en) 2019-12-18
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